UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith (also known as UFC Fight Night 134) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2018, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.[2][3]

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 22, 2018 (2018-07-22)
VenueBarclaycard Arena
CityHamburg, Germany
Attendance7,798[1]
Total gate$750,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. IvanovUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. SmithUFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Background

The event was the second that the promotion has held in Hamburg, following UFC Fight Night 93 in September 2016.[2]

A light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua was expected to headline the event.[4][5] The pairing was previously scheduled in the co-headliner slot at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman, but was delayed after Oezdemir was pulled from that event due to alleged visa issues stemming from a previous legal transgression, restricting his travel to Chile.[6] The bout was again cancelled when Oezdemir was removed in favor of a bout against fellow former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227.[7] He was replaced by Anthony Smith.[8]

A bantamweight bout between Davey Grant and Manny Bermudez, was previously scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till. However, Grant pulled out of the fight after being diagnosed with a staph infection, and the bout was scrapped.[9] The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for this event.[10]

Ilir Latifi was scheduled to face former light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira at the event. However, on July 5, it was announced that Latifi suffered an injury and was pulled from the fight.[11] He was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson.[12]

Alan Jouban was expected to face Danny Roberts at the event, but pulled out on July 12 due to a neck injury.[13] He was replaced by promotional newcomer David Zawada.[14]

Results

Main card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light HeavyweightAnthony Smithdef.Maurício RuaKO (elbow and punches)11:29
Light HeavyweightCorey Andersondef.Glover TeixeiraDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
MiddleweightAbu Azaitardef.Vitor MirandaDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
HeavyweightMarcin Tyburadef.Stefan StruveDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
WelterweightDanny Robertsdef.David ZawadaDecision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
LightweightNasrat Haqparastdef.Marc DiakieseDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
LightweightDamir Hadžovićdef.Nick HeinDecision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
WelterweightBartosz Fabińskidef.Emil Weber MeekDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
FeatherweightNad Narimanidef.Khalid TahaDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Light HeavyweightAleksandar Rakićdef.Justin LedetDecision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–24, 30–24)35:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
BantamweightManny Bermudezdef.Davey GrantTechnical Submission (triangle choke)10:59
Light HeavyweightDarko Stošićdef.Jeremy KimballTKO (elbows and punches)13:13
BantamweightLiu Pingyuandef.Damian StasiakDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00

[15]

Bonus awards

The following fighters earned $50,000 bonuses:[16]

  • Fight of the Night: Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada
  • Performance of the Night: Anthony Smith and Manny Bermudez

See also

References